If visiting Hurst Cross, expect to feel like you're in different worlds when walking in the surrounding area and when in the ground itself.
I say this because Hurst Cross the place itself is, lets be honest - rough. Very rough indeed in fact. But don't let this deter you from Hurst Cross the ground, as once you're in it the atmosphere is friendly from fans and officials.
Public transport - the ground is 0.9 miles away from Ashton Under Lyne train station, walkable but the advice would be if you're not in a group walk this briskly, keep your head down and don't draw attention to yourself! There's a bus stop just outside the ground linking to some local areas, or at the end of Queens Road there's Mossley Road, on which the bus stops have better links to all the surrounding areas. Same advice if walking alone.
If arriving in the car there is no car park, but plenty of side streets leading off Kings Road that most supporters park on.
Admission is £8 adults, £5 concessions, consistent with the Evo Stik Premier League in general. There's a small 250 seater stand, the rest is standing space and mainly uncovered, so cross your fingers it's not a rainy day!
Ashton United's programme has been criticised in previous years but within the month they've changed to an improved full colour one. They announced this as them having "gone digital" as if it's something innovative - in reality it's just them catching up with many teams in their division. Anyway it's £2 and looks decent.
In terms of food and drinks, pies are £1.60 and I forgot but I think the pie and chips option was £2.60/80 and the chips were around £1.30? I went for the chip barm at £1.40 - really good chips, the muffin was a bit solid on top - not quite stale but think of when you get muffins and then have them the day after their use by - edible but dry. Cans of coke and such are 80p, they were selling off bottles of lucozade for a £1 so I went for that (convo I overheard: "that's the first we've sold all night!", "I know! They go out of date soon!", "sshhh!").
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